How the Ramayan TV show helped shape a singular nationwide Hindu identity

Ahmed, Resuf, Paul Brimble, Akhila Kovvuri, Alessandro Saia, Dean Yang. 2025. ‘Ancient Epics in the Television Age: Mass media, Identity, and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India.’ National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA. Working Paper 33417. The broadcast of the Ramayan television series […]